Austin Bibens-Dirkx is getting to the point where he will start facing teams for a second time, a right of baseball passage that requires a pitcher to make adjustments from his first appearance.
The right-hander will start Monday in the opener of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Bibens-Dirkx allowed three runs in four innings May 26 at Rogers Centre in long relief.
“We’re going to have a little bit of different game plan because their going to have more of a scouting report on me,” Bibens-Dirkx said. “I have to be smarter about making pitches and make sure I keep a lot of pitches down.